Security of Web Browser: A Study on Attacks and Their Defences

Abstract

Today, the internet with its flexible nature and time-saving features have influenced and made all age-groups to depend on it, which has exponentially elevated internet usage. Web browsers (WB) are the utmost significant end-user applications for browsing, presenting and retrieving Internet resources. Now, WB like Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, along with Mozilla Firefox is installed on almost all computers. There are countless attacks on WB. Since WB is utilized so frequently, it is essential to configure them securely. The security of such WB has turned into a prime issue in current years. More research has to be performed in the area of WB security attacks. Hence, there stands a requirement to discuss the protection against security attacks for implementing a new effectual defense mechanism. The principal object of this article is to review all the research directions in defense against WB attacks.